Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8537, Alexander Fuller, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ab
Fuller, Alexander
S 8537
CONTENTS
Carded

22523 C. O. to Savannah
Hezekiah G. ... of ... in the State of ... who was a ... in the ... commanded by Captain ... of the ... command by ... in the ... line for ...
Inscribed on the Roll of ... at the rate of ... Dollars ... Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the ... day of ... and ... V. P. ... First Book ...
Arrears to the 4th of ... Semisant, allowance ending ... 15 33
77995
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by ... Clerk Book ... Vol. 67 Page 54
to H. B. Napton 25 March 1. to Hon. S. Miller & Co. to Pen. Agt 17 Dec 1839
Suspended.
Letter to 3rd Under 19 Jany 1841.
let 12 Jany 1842 Hon. J. Miller.
let S. Miller Jany 23/41
Pay ... 19 ...

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit 131 Of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of North Carolina } ss Buncombe County }
On this 29 th day of Aug t Personally appeared In Open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Now Sitting O r Alexander Fuller a resident of the United States in the County of Buncombe & P. 2 R State of North Carolina aged Sixty eight years Who being first duly sworn according to law doth Make the following declaration in order to obtain The benefit of the Act of Congress passed June The 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated That he believes he was born in 1764 at Hillsborough In Orange County and his Father moved him to Guilford County both in North Carolina where he entered the Service of the United States in 1779 in the 15 th  in the militia Year of his age as a Substituter being considered Sufficiently grown under Gen l Herington & Major Bush his captains name was William Fox and was ordered to Elizabeth town where he Stayed about two months and then was marched To Fayetteville at that time called Cross Creek on there March there capt Fox died and Reuben Grant was made Captain in his place

They Staid at Fayetteville about one month and from thence to Cheraw in South Carolina on the Cohee River and was station'd there untill his time Expired being five months in service and was Discharged by Genl. Herington though he was not Permited to receive it untill the company's under Capt's Grant and Devern should convey the Prisoners that had been taken by the Cavalry & Brought in and kept under guard by the militia Into Onslow County and then it was given by him by his Captain
The year following he was drafted and enter'd the service in the militia under Capt John Spicer and was march'd to Beauforts Bridge Over Cape Fear River near Wilmington where Col. Sumpter commanded and after being Station'd there sometime Capt Spicer left the Service and he was placed under Capt Matthew Allington and remain'd at this scouting station the most of the time the British having taken possession of a house near the Bridge on the opposite side of the River Col Sumpter conciev'd a plan to drive them out and march'd part of his command up the river to a Ferry and cross'd and left part at the Bridge intending to march down and attack them on their own side and draw them off so that those that remain'd at the bridge could be easily attacked them also but the British placed a large gun to defend the bridge and the artifice failed and the Americans were defeated

And the militia would have been entirely destroyed But that the Cavalry covered their retreat
After this occurrence himself with fifty or sixty men Were out on a scouting party for several nights Did make a certain unoccupied house some few miles distant on The main road from Wilmington to Newbern a Halting place for their party on the night preceding The last night that the militia halted there Capt Love Of the Cavalry with his men halted there and was
Surrounded by the enemy and all killed but one Man who made his escape After this he was Marched up the with a part of the militia to Newbern River to guard the Magazine and there he was Discharged having served three months But cannot Be certain by whom he was discharged and that he has lost or rather that by long keeping among papers they wore out
He Further states that he has no documentary Evidence and that he knows of no person whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service
He hereby relinquishes ever claim Whatever to a pension or annuity except the Present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Witness J. J. Patton J.P.
His Alex. H. Fullen Notary

State of No Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Aug Term 1833 Buncombe County on this the 29 th day of Aug 1833. personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Buncombe County. and begs a reconsideration and examination of his claim for a Pension Alexander Fullen, and states to the interrogatories of the Court as follows.
This traditional evidence is indispensable in establishing
His Alex X Fullen mark
I John Miller clerk of the Court of Buncombe County State of N o Ga a do hereby certify that Alexander Fullen was this day duly sworn in open Court to the Declaration attached. That the Court pronounced all the questions required by the War Department. And that the said Alexander Fullen is a man of integrity and is entitled to credit.
Given from under my hand and seal of Office day and date above
John Miller W it
I certify that this amended declaration was attached to the original agreeably to the regulations of the Pension office, and that in copying the papers this became detached.
H. G. Evans
16 April 1835
Clerk in the Pension office.

Alex. Fuller No. 62.
Adm'd as a private - 8 months, $26.66 26.66
d. k. l. m.
W. R. Garrison Flat Rock C. R.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Alexander Fuller
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     8779 sub 3 Pri 68 years   drafted 2 " Onslow Co.   3 N.C. Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I,                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollections, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 18, 1940
Austin W. Smith, Dean-Registrar Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Cookeville, Tennessee
BA-J/AWF AW Alexander Fuller S. 8537
Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein were obtained from claim for pension, S. 8537, based upon service of Alexander Fuller in the Revolutionary War.
Alexander Fuller was born in the year 1765, in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. He moved with his father to Onslow County, North Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Onslow County, North Carolina, Alexander Fuller served in 1779 (then only fourteen years old), five months as private in Captains William Fox's and Reuben Grant's company; he served the next year, three months in Captains John Spicer's and Matthew Alberton's or Albritton's companies, in pursuit of British and Tories, and was in a skirmish near Wilmington.
He moved, after the Revolution, to Lincoln County, lived several years, then moved to Iredell County, where he married and lived about twenty years, thence to Buncombe County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 18, 1832, then living in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Upon a reexamination of this soldier's claim, it was decided that it was necessary for him to furnish

proof of his military service by witnesses who had a personal knowledge of his service. This proof was not furnished, hence, his name was dropped from the pension roll, March 18, 1835.
This soldier, Alexander Fuller, left North Carolina, sometime in December 1836 and moved to Clinton County, Missouri, as "most of his children had moved from North Carolina to Missouri."
He died in Andrew County, Missouri, March 16, 1844, leaving a widow, Jane, who died in 1860.
Milas Fuller in 1838 was of Clinton County, Missouri, and in 1860, Andrew Fuller of Clinton County, Missouri, was administrator of the estate of the soldier, Alexander Fuller. It was not stated that Milas and Andrew Fuller were related to the soldier; the names of the children who moved to Missouri were not designated; and there are no further data in regard to the widow, Jane; the name of the wife whom he married in Iredell County, North Carolina, was not designated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. Wray
8534 INVALID.
1940 June 19 - died in Australia N. Estate see his letter in this claim no 3
File No. 8534 Alexander Fullin 201 Bow Road
Act: June 7th 1922
Index: Vol. 1 of Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copy of order County Court of Clinton Co. Pa. appointing Andrew Fuller Admin Alex Fuller Exuto.

County of Clinton, ss:
The State of Missouri,
TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas Alexander Fuller , late of the county of Clinton, died intestate, as it is said, having, at the time of his death, property in this State, which may be lost, destroyed, or diminished in value, if speedy care be not taken of the same: to the end, therefore the said property may be collected, preserved, and disposed of according to law, we do hereby appoint Andrew Fuller administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the said Alexander Fuller , at the time of his death, with full power and authority to secure and dispose of said property according to law, and to collect all moneys due said deceased, and in general to do and perform all other acts and things which are, or hereafter may be, required of him by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I Moses Shoemaker Clerk of the County Court in and for the county of Clinton aforesaid, have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said court, at office, this 8 th day of November A. D. 18 60 . M. Shoemaker , Clerk.
State of Missouri,
COUNTY OF CLINTON.
I, Moses Shoemaker , clerk of the county court within and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing letters of administration are duly recorded in my office, in book A. page 95 .
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at office, in Plattsburg, this 8 th day of November A. D. 18 60 . M. Shoemaker , Clerk.

State of Pennsylvania ss. October 24 th , 1838, I, Edwin Toole County of Clinton a magistrate in the county of Clinton Pennsylvania, do hereby certify, that I have the most satisfac- tory evidence to satisfy that Alexander Fuller who appeared before me on the 9 th of the present instant to take the oath of identity as the identical person named in the pension certificate, which he exhibited before me, number 23,523 not having been at the War office the 28 th day of February 1834, and signed by Genl. W. H. Secretary of War.
The affidavits of William Atkinson & Miles Fuller after being duly sworn, do upon their oaths state that they were intimately acquainted with Alexander Fuller mentioned above & know him to be the identical person mentioned in said cer- tificate to me presented on the 9 th of the present instant & that said Alexander has resided in Dauphin County in the State of North Carolina in which County these deponents have known him to draw a pension & that he left North Carolina in December 1836 & is now living in Clinton County & has no license for the space of one year & a month or two.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this day of the present instant the 23 rd Oct. 1838. Edwin Toole J.P.
Entertained before me & subscribed to E. Toole J.P.
I, Solomon Kinzey, clerk of the court of Clinton County, certify that Edwin Toole is a magistrate as above, and that the fore- going affidavits purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my private seal of office & subscribed my name this 13 th November 1838 Solomon Kinzey clerk

State of North Carolina County of Bladen
Be it known, that before me the subscriber a Jus- tice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally ap- peared Alexander Fuller and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his possession I hereby certify the following as a true copy. "War Department
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in compliance with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832, Alexander Fuller of the State of North Carolina, who was a private in the War of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Twenty Six dollars and Sixty six cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 1 st of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 1 st of March and 1 st of Septem- ber in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 28 th day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Seca C. A. [Signature] Secretary of War.
Examinia and Counter signed
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Payments to be made at Fayetteville by the Pr. Mt. Bk Bank a good for paying Pensions in the Agency of N. C. Recorded in the Pension Office in Book G. Vol 6 th Page 54 by J. Rice Clerk
That he now resides in Bladen County in the State of Missouri, and has resided in said county for the space of one year & one month; and that previous thereto he reside- d in Duncumb County in the State of North Carolina I have subscribed this 7 th day of October 1838 before me Edwin Cook S. P.
Alexander Fuller mark

The case of Alexander Fuller.
In this case the original declaration was made in Oct 1832, drawn in the hand writing of J. T. Patton. The proceedings were had before the Court of Pleas and Quarta Session for the County of Buncombe, and were duly authenticated by J. Miller the Clerk of said Court, with his own proper signature and seal of the Court attached thereto.
The supplemental declaration, altho' purporting to have been made before the same Court on the 29th day of Augt 1833, in a hand writing differing essentially from that of the original declaration, the oath it appears was administered to the claimant by J. T. Patton J.P.
On the outside page of this sheet, is a certificate in the handwriting writing of J. T. Patton, stating that the claimant Alexander Fuller was this day duly sworn in open Court to the declaration attached, which certificate is signed "J. Miller Clerk", but unaccompanied by the seal of the Court.
At the time the two declarations were attached together, a second seal of the Court appears to have been affixed upon the printed sheet containing the regulations of the Department under which the ribbon is passed.

By a comparison of the signature of Mr. Miller which is accompanied by the seal of the bank at the left hand upon the same page, and the signature purporting to be his affixed to the Supplemental declaration, the forgery of the latter is apparent.
From all appearances attending this case, the inference is very strong that the last named certificate, was written after affixing the seal last named.

Post Office
Newcastle Dec 25 th 1829
Rev. Mr. George Egan
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the Act of June 1832 referred to in your letter of the 17 th instant, was passed at this Office to the 2 nd of Sept 1834 - and subsequently by order of Mr. Ewing on the 18 th March 1835
I am Sir
Very respectfully
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Paton Clerk

To Governor Miller Sir,
City of Jefferson Feb. 2. 1839
I send you a certificate of Alexander Fuller, handed to me by Mr. Gilliam of the State Senate, with a request, that I would procure an order from the pension Department, by which Mr. Fuller could draw his pay in this state, instead of in North Carolina, as heretofore. I am ignorant whether the papers are in due form, - if not please send me the proper forms. If it be in due form, I presume you can by application to the Department have the necessary steps taken, to enable the old man to draw his

Yours sincerely,
very respectfully,
W. B. Carpenter

Pen. Office,
164
May 12, 1842p
Sir
I herewith return the letter of Edwin Toole Esq. in the case of Alexander Fuller, and have to inform you that his pension was suspended in 1835, because upon a re-examination of the papers upon which the claim was allowed, that it was believed that some fraud had been practised in the authentication of his amended declaration, and that the traditional evidence of the service was not considered sufficient, it being the a certificate purporting to have been made by Nathan Harrison a clergyman, who it would appear, could not write his name, but made his mark to it. His declaration was appear to have been made before the Court of Buncombe County, N.C. Unless he can

shew that no fraud was attempted and can prove his alleged  service by witnesses who had a personal knowledge of it  his service , his  a  service cannot again allowed,
Hon. John Miller Jan. 13. '42 G.C.
G.C.
Hon. John Miller. N.R.

Washington City
Aug 2 nd 1821
Sir,
I enclose you herewith, a letter from Edwin Took of Me, in reference to a pension claimed by Alexander Miller. Can his claim be allowed? If not, I will thank you to give the reasons as fully as may be convenient, for the information of those interested, and oblige
your Oth. S. etc.
John Miller
J. L. Edwards Esq. House of Pensions

3rd Auditor Jan 15/61
Returning the papers in the pension case of Alexander Fuller, & saying that nothing is due as the case was suspended in 1835
From Andrew Fuller through Hon S. H. Woodson of Ill

Treasury Department Third Auditor's Office June 15, 1861.
Sir:
I return the papers in the case of Alexander Fuller, deceased, received from you under date of the 27 th ult. and have to inform you that nothing is due in the case, the pension having been suspended at the Pension Office in 1835.
Very respectfully Your obedt Servt A. G. M c Kim Auditor
J. B. Miles Esq Washington D. C.

Washington City
Decr. 16 th 1839 -
Sir
Inclosed herewith you will receive the application of Alexander Fuller for a transfer of his Pension (that is the payment of it) from the State of North Carolina to the State of Mississippi. - I will thank you to furnish me with the necessary forms, to enable him to make out his account or claim against the Government - & to inform me whether it is payable in this City or at the Agency at St. Louis, - and such other information as you may be pleased to communicate in reference thereto.
I am very respectfully
your Obed. Servt.
John Miller
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions

State of Missouri County of Buchanan ss. William Fowler Clerk of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel B. Kalman the officer who administered the oath to Alexander Fuller as set forth in the foregoing affidavit of said Fuller is an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County of Buchanan aforesaid and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine (In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (the Court having no official seal as yet provided) this 17th day) of September 1839 William Fowler Clerk
Washington City Dec. 16 th 1839 -
I have been informed by the Hon. Wm. B. Kaplan, one of the supreme judges of the Supreme Court, of the State of Missouri, that William Fowler, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was at the time of subscribing the same Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Buchanan in said State -
John "Miller"

I know all men by these presents that I Andrew Fuller of the County of Clinton State of Michigan, Administrator of Alexander Fuller deceased. who was a Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel V. Kelce my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in the City of Washington (or from any Office of the Government at Washington) the balance of said pension from the day of the to the 16th day of March 1844 being the day of his death. Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of December 1860
Edw. M. Samuel G. Bird
Andrew Fuller (Seal) Adm r

State of the same County of Allegheny ss. Before me Thomas Suttle a Notary Public within and full the County and State aforesaid personally came Andrew Helle, and acknowledged the foregoing his act and deed; and I certify that I am satisfied from the evidence of George Bird and Edward Le Samuel (who were sworn for this purpose) that the said Andrew Helle is the identical person who is the Administrator of Andrew Helle deceased, as he represents himself to be.
Witness my hand and seal this 6th day of December 1860.
Thomas Suttle
Notary Public

Who? Fuller? petition Genl Service

State of N o Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Buncombe County } October Term 1892 entitled On this 18 th day of October personally appeared in open court before the justices of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Buncombe County State of N o Carolina, now sitting Alexander Fuller a resident of said County, and states his age 68 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 To wit that he was born in the year 1825. in Orange County State of N o Carolina. He went to Rutherford County in said State and was taken as a substitute for a term of 3 months. He was only 14 years of age. He enlisted under Col. J. H. Rankin. Rankin was the first. He marched to Elizabeth Town on Cape Fear River. He was stationed here some time and marched up to Cross Creek where Capt. Hox died suddenly. Lieut. Grant then took the command. He went up to Cross Creek and was joined by the Virginia Militia. He was commanded by Genl. Harrington. He marched next to Chowan and there was stationed until his time expired. He got his discharge from Genl. Harrington. He again by the request of Genl. Harrington stayed 2 months longer, without being enlisted, and also got a discharge which he has lost or mis- laid. He returned home and again was drafted for 3 months by Capt. King and joined the company commanded by Capt. Matthew Albertson, and marched to Blount's Bridge, and there stayed his time out frequently scouting against the Tories and British that had then landed in Wilmington. He here served his

time out and received his discharge from Capt Matthew He was only 16 or about that when he left the army and in all 8 months. He after returning home moved to Lincoln County and lived several years. Thence to Dickell County and married there remained there 20 years and moved to this County Barcombe where he now lives and has resided for 16 or 17 years. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare my name is not on the Pension roll of any  any other  of the of the State of New Hampshire . I sworn to and subscribed the day and date afore said Alexander L Fuller mark
W I, Nathan Garrison a Congregan residing in the neighborhood of Alexander Fuller who has signed the above Declaration. I do hereby certify that I believe him to be 68 years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and I concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and date afore- said. Nathan his Garrison mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serves as he states. And the Court further certifies that the Nathan Harrison who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident

In the neighbourhood where the applicant resides and is a creditable person and his statement entitled to credit. I John Miller clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of et al under Fuller for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 18th day of Oct A D 1832
J. Miller clerk

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Missouri } County of Buchanan } ss.
On this thirteenth day of September 183 9 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Buchanan personally appeared Alexander Walker
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain
William Green in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
John Herring (now deceased) in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of North Carolina
from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of Missouri where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
are his reasons for removing from the State of North Carolina
to the State of Missouri (to wit: 1. Because
the children of the said Alexander Walker removed from
North Carolina to Missouri, near to where he wishes to live.
2. Because the land in North Carolina is poor, & he being old
and unable to make a good living upon it, hoped to find better land
in the State of Missouri. 3. Because he wished to be supported
near to some of his children who came of his children to Missouri in his declining
years.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Daniel B Wolman Justice of the peace  None cert  Engl...
¶ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
¶ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
¶ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
¶ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticate the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
State of Missouri } ss. County of Buchanan }
Personally appeared William Walker on the oath informed me the subscriber a

Justice of the peace in & for the said County of Buchanan an William Atkinson who after being duly sworn doth declare that Alexander Truiler who has taken the above oath is the person described in the foregoing affidavit I further certify that the said William Atkinson is a man of veracity and that due faith & credit are and ought to be given to his declarations
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 12 th day of Sept 1839
William Atkinson
Daniel B. Holman Justice of the peace
State of Missouri County of Buchanan ss.
I William Fowler Clerk of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel B. Holman before whom the above affidavit was made and who certifies to the veracity of William Atkinson as above is an acting Justice of the peace within and for the County of Buchanan aforesaid and that his signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (the Court having no official seal as yet provided) this 17 th day of September 1839
William Fowler, Clerk.

Warrant charges of Tours in new Step Successor of 7 th June, 1832, Prince North Carolina Mid- itute —
Successor as sold May 14/32, at the rate of 20.66 per annum.
Paid by Nichols Washington City. See 27/32.
The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Pattonsburg this 3 rd day of December 1832. Hosea Shumaker Clerk.

State of Missouri County of Clinton 3 d ss.
Be it known, that before me, Moses Shoemaker, Clerk of the County Court within and for said County, duly authorized by law, to administer oaths, personally appeared Andrew Fuller, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the Administrator of Alexander Fuller, who is the identical person who was a pensioner, and is now dead, and to whom a certificate of pension was issued, which certificate was delivered to Cornelius Gillam and was by him lost, on or about the year 1835, - that the deceased pensioner resided in Audrain County in the State of Missouri, for the space of seven years, before his death, and that previous thereto he resided in Purncombe County, North Carolina. Andrew Fuller
State of Missouri County of Clinton 3 d ss.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, Clerk of the County Court within and for said County, this 3 d day of December 1860.
Attest my hand and the seal of said Court at office the day and year last aforesaid Moses Shoemaker, Clk.

State of Missouri County of Clinton
I, Moses Shoemaker, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Clinton aforesaid. holden at Plattsburg. do hereby certify that satisfactory Evidence has been Exhibited to said Court. that Alexander Fuller, was a pen- sioner of the United States at the rate of ten six dollars and sixty six cents per annum during his natural life. was a resident of the County of Clinton in the State of Missouri and died in the said County in the State of Missouri. in the year 1844. on the 16 th day of March: that he left a widow whose name was Jane. who is now dead.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Plattsburg this 3 rd day of December 1840. Moses Shoemaker. CLK.

Alex Fuller

Dec 26
George W. Crump Esq. Acting Commissioner of Revenue Washington.
Yours truly M. C. Meigs

Mr. Lynam
John John Miller? On Francis L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C.

In the case of Alexander Fuller the original declaration made in October 1832 is not in the handwriting of T. T. Patton, D.P. &
The certificate of the Court on the outside page of the amended declaration is not in the handwriting of T. T. Patton, D.P. and the Clerk's certificate has a seal of office under which the ends of the ribbon connecting the papers are was confined. The signature of purporting to be that of the Clerk of the Court may have been made by a deputy, acting as such for the time being, which as there is a seal of office attached, we are bound

to believe. But a material objection to the claim; not stated, is, that the only traditional evidence is that purporting to have been given by a clergyman who cannot write his name, but has made his marks.
Jany 12, 1842.

TENNESSEE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
AUSTIN W. SMITH, DEAN-REGISTRAR
January 6, 1940
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am trying to find information on some Revolutionary ancestors of mine.
I would like to know who were entitled to pensions under the acts of 1818 and 1832. Below I am giving a list of North Carolina pensioners taken from a report of 1833. From the names, I am pretty sure that some of them were among my ancestors. Please give me dates of birth, death, marriages, to whom married, age, residence, service, children, etc.
Alexander Fuller ✓ Arthur Fuller David Mitchell Jacob Mitchell George Mitchell James Mitchell John Mitchell Nazareth Mitchell ✓ John McLaughlin Alexander West ✓ William West
checked ones sent June 18 1940
Thanking you for this kindness, I am
Yours truly,
(Signature) Austin W. Smith, Dean
AWS/AH

June 19, 1940
Austin W. Smith, Dean-Registrar Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Cookeville, Tennessee
BA-J/AWF ✓ Alexander Fuller-S.8537 Nazareth Mitchell-S.8807 Alexander West-W.18328
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of North Carolina pensioners- Alexander and Arthur Fuller, David, Jacob, George, James, John, and Nazareth Mitchell, John McLaughlin, Alexander and William West.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has been impossible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.
The records of Alexander Fuller, Nazareth Mitchell, and Alexander West are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See his letter re this claim ✓